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The University of West Florida’s chapter of Health Occupation Students of America will continue on to the HOSA National Leadership Conference in late June. Nine students from the organization competed at the Florida HOSA State Leadership Conference during the weekend of April 4 in Orlando, Fla. The students qualified for the state level at the [...]

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Grade-point averages for incoming freshmen at the University of West Florida increased in 2012, following a series of declines that began in 2006. The average GPA for incoming freshmen dropped from 3.62 in the 2005-2006 school year to 3.23 in 2011-2012, according to UWF’s annually published data. However, the average GPA rebounded to 3.4 this [...]

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The University of West Florida will transfer to a new student information system this June called the Ellucian Banner System that will guide the university into an online database that is more succinct with the 2012-2017 strategic plan. The Banner Student Project was created in June 2011 to oversee the transition of the university into [...]

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University of West Florida alumnus Anja Govedarica, 22, was killed on March 25 when she was struck by a train after rescuing her dog from the tracks. Govedarica, who graduated from UWF in 2012 with a degree in psychology, was walking her dog near the 200 block of Chipley Avenue in Pensacola when her dog [...]

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Hundreds of students gathered on Wednesday, April 3, to protest, prevent and raise awareness about sexual violence at the 13th annual Take Back the Night event at the University of West Florida. Take Back the Night was presented by Counseling and Wellness Services, Housing and Residence Life and UWF Peer Educators. The event, which is [...]

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The University of West Florida’s annual Festival on the Green brought an exciting weekend of festivities for the community to enjoy. Celebrating its 13th year, the festival kicked off Friday morning April 5 with a crafts fair, book sale, jewelry vendors, food vendors and demonstrations from various organizations. The Festival offered something to enjoy for [...]

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The University of West Florida’s College of Business’ accreditation has been reaffirmed by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, but Ed Ranelli, dean of the college, said the process is ongoing. “The accreditation is reaffirmed every five years, so it’s a continuous process,” Ranelli said. “We’ve got to demonstrate that we have in [...]

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For years, finding a parking space at the University of West Florida has required foresight, luck and a willingness to walk very long distances to class. Except for the walking, that may be about to change. The UWF technology department recently unveiled iPark, a new social media app that alerts students to empty parking spaces [...]

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Second-wave feminist protests surfaced at the University of West Florida after changes in journalism curriculum were implemented in 2012. The changes went unnoticed until recently when female students became frustrated with the seemingly impossible prerequisite, facial hair. The prerequisite was proposed when professors in the Department of Communication Arts realized a common trend among well-known [...]

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Deborah Watts, co-founder and board president of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, led a discussion on inclusion and injustice following a showing of “Who Killed Emmett Till?” last Thursday evening in the Argonaut Athletic Club. Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American boy from Chicago who was murdered after allegedly whistling at and flirting with Carolyn [...]

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